SHOCKING: 33 | Mind Blowing Facts

Sexual misconduct at a New Mexico Border Patrol Academy soared as hiring standards decreased

CBP leaders estimated a corruption rate of 20% or higher among their employees

Latin Times · Aug 8, 2024

Teachers fired for dressing up as Border Patrol agents at school ‘cantina’ event

‘I am appalled by the images shared by educated professionals, but I am more disappointed that someone thought that this tasteless display was representative of Mexican culture,’ said local Democratic party chair

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2024

A Rancher Who Leads a Paramilitary-Style Group Sues Biden over Border Policies

The rancher is joined by a rural Texas sheriff, who has collaborated with vigilantes, in the legal challenge to federal immigration policies.

Texas Observer · Aug 6, 2024

An overview of the US–Mexico border

Around 15 million people live in the US–Mexico border region.

USAFacts · Jul 30, 2024

17 migrants rescued from a locked trailer near the Texan city of Laredo

Border Patrol agents found the group at night near Encinal, Texas

Latin Times · Jul 29, 2024

Border Patrol warns relatives of migrants to not send them funds to make the journey as deaths soar

A border sector in El Paso, largely used by smugglers, has already seen 140 deaths nine months into this fiscal year. It compares to 149 in all of FY 2023

Latin Times · Jul 26, 2024

Border patrol discovers dozens of ladders to get migrants over wall in dumpster near Tijuana

The ladders were used by smugglers and made with rebar and other materials, sources told Border Report

Latin Times · Jul 25, 2024

An El Paso man is sentenced to 19 years in prison for shooting a Border Patrol agent

Esquivel opened fire against the CBP agent after he got pulled over; he then fled the scene

Latin Times · Jul 24, 2024

The Banality of Border Evil

What a long-dead, cartoonishly corrupt Texas bureaucrat can tell us about the nature of immigration enforcement and the U.S.-Mexico divide

Texas Observer · Jul 23, 2024

Migrants at the border report 'unnecessary' family separation and verbal abuse by U.S. authorities

The Kino Border Initiative reports to have found 101 instances over two weeks of migrants losing touch with their families after agents send them back

Latin Times · Jul 22, 2024